Vending-machine.



Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

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VENDING MACHINE.

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R. W. PERRIN*- VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.2. 1915.

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ROGER W. PERRIN, 0F NE'W YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THEATRE VENDNG MACHINE CORPORATION, OF NEW' YORK, N, Y., A CORFORATION OF NEW YORK.

VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. I

Patented Nov. 13, 1917.

Application led November 2, 1915. Serial No. 59,168.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROGER W. PERRIN', a citizen of the United States, residing in New York city, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vending-h/lachines, of which the following is a speciication;

The invention is an improvement in vending machines of the class that are attached to the backs of theater chairs, and the object is to provide an exceedingly simple construction of the case and vending parts and to cause the deliveries to be made wholly by the agency of the deposited coin.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine with portions broken away and in section;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation similarly broken away;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on of Fig. 4;

Fig. 4 is a central vertical section;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the lin 5 5 of Fig. 1; Y Y

Fig. 6 is an inside perspective view of the inner shell;

Fig. 7 is an inside perspective View of the outer shell;

Fig. 8 is an elevation of the inner face .of the back plate before its bottom has been curled up to form the delivery receptacle;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view corresponding to Fig. 4 and showing the escapenient member in a different condition; v i

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary horizontal section taken in the plane of the hingelol2 the trap door; and

Fig. 11 is a vertical transverse section through the hinge.' p

The case is of a generally flat rectangular form and comprises as its primary supporting membcr'a back plate 1 having screw bosses 2 by which it is united to and spaced from the chair back 3 or other part to which it is attached. The lower portion of this plate is curled up forwardly to form an open-end deliveryV receptacle vll, having a front sight opening 5. The back plate is also provided with two sets of vertical slots 6 and 7 adjacent its side edges, and a horizontal slot 8 near the top.

An inner shell 9 isi-formed from' a plate 'the une 3 3 bent to present a front .vallyl() and side walls 11, the latter having hooked lugs 12 on their rear edges, to take into the inner slots 6 vin. the back plate. This shell co- Voperates with the back plate to form anarticle magazine 13 adapted to hold a pile or verticalV seriesv of substantially cylindrical articles 1li. The inner shell is without a top or bottom wall, the top and bottom of the magazine being closed as hereinafter described.

An Vouter shell 15, somewhat wider and higher than the inner shell, is formed with a front wall 16, side walls 17, and a top wall 18, its side walls having hooked lugs 19 to takeV into the slots 7. These lugs may face upward, as shown, or downward like the lugs 12,y as may be preferred. A lock 20'is secured to theunderside of the top wall 18, with its barrel in an opening 21 therein,and itsbolt in position to enter the slot '8 and therebyl prevent vertical movementv of the shell when the latter has been raised upward to canse its hooks to interlockwith the back plate. ln this condition it is impossible to remove the outer shell, which in turn protects the inner shell. Y

-Thefront walls 10 yand, 16 are separated by a narrow space or compartment 23 which serves for th-e reception of the coins. The top of this Vcoin space, as well as the top ofthe magazine are'covered by the top wall 18 ofv the cuter shell. The bottom of the coin space is closed by a flange 24 on the lower end ot the front wall 10 of the inner shell; and the bottom of the magazine is closed against entrance by a'V trap door 25, hinged at 26 and normally pressed upward by'a spring 27 against a stop ilange 28 struck up from the back plate 1. The said spring may be coiled about the hinge pintle 29 and housed withina tube 30, as shown in Figs. 10 and 11. When the outer shell is removed both the magazine and the coin receptacle are accessible.

In the lower part of the magazine, behind the front vwall thereof, is an escapement member or cradle 31, having curved working portions l32', the extremities of which represent upper and lower pallets. The'said cradle has journal ends 33 which find bearings in openings in the side walls wall l0. The cradle is normally disposed with its upper pallet portions in supporting relation beneath the lowermost larticle in the magazine, and is adapted to be tilted upward from this position by the impulse delivered by a coin to the actuating element 34. When this happens the bottom article descends, and as it does so it encounters the lower pallet portions of the escapement member or cradle and rocks the latter back into holding relation to the article next above. The extent of movement of the cradle in either direction may be appropriately limited by the contact of the projection 34 with the top and bottom of the opening rl`he weight of the article delivered is sufficient to open the trap door, from which it falls into the trough 4.

The coin entrance 36 is through the upper portion of one of the side walls 17 of the outer shell, and admits the coin to a coin chute 37 ranging downward in the coin space 23. rl'he upper section 38 of this chute may be inclined only slightly from the horizontal, and its remaining portion may be eX- tended downward in a curve more or less as shown. Adjacent the junction of the two portions ot' the chute is a magnet 39, below which is an opening 40 through which iron slugs are diverted by the magnet. Below the said opening a ledge 4l struck up from the front wall l0 of the inner shell serves to keep false tokens from dropping into the space below reserved for proper coins. The discharge end of the coin chut-e, it will be understood, is to be appropriately arranged yso that the emerging coin of properfsize will act upon the projector 34 to displace the escapement member.

The side wall 17 having the coin entrance is spaced from the corresponding vinner side wall l1., the space between these walls constituting a narrow well 42 wherein is guided a vertically movable shutter 43. The latter is connected by a cord 44, passing over a notch 45 in the top of the side wall l1, with .aball follower 46, which rests on top of the series of articles in the magazine. As the follower descends with the diminishing pile of articles the shutter is pulled upward, until when the last article is sold it 4blanks the coin entrance land prevents the deposit of further coins. This coin shutter since it moves 'concurrently and proportionally with the Yfollower also serves to indica-te to a person refilling the machine the approximate number of articles remaining in the article magazine.

The operation of the parts has been eX- plained with the description of structure. It will be understood that numerous changes in form, proportion, construction and relation are permissible.

y What is claimed as new is v:

1. .A casing for a vending machine, comprising in combination, a supporting back plate, inner and outer shells hooked into said back plate with their front walls separated from each other by a narrow space forthe reception of the coins, the inner shell and the back plate together forming a mag-' va front and a top wall and side walls also provided with hooked lugs engaging slots in the back plate, said front walls 'being separated by a narrow space, a coin chute carried by the front wall of the inner shell, the inner shell and the back wall forming vthe article magazine adapted to receive a pile of substantially cylindrical articles, and a lock for preventing vertical movement `oi the outer shell on the back plate.

3. A flat box theater chair vending machine, comprising a supporting back plate, an inner shell detachably mounted on the back plate and therewith constituting an opent-op magazine adapted to receive a pile of substantially cylindrical articles, a removable outer shell having a top wall cover-ine' the top of the magazine and a front wallseparated from the front of the inner shell by a narrow coin space having means for the reception of the coins and adapted to form al storage receptacle therefor.

4. A. casing for a vending machine comprising, in combination, a supporting back plate, an inner shell engaged by the back plate and adapted to be detached therefrom, an outer shell engaged. into the back plate, the chamber defined by the walls of the inner shell and the back plate -lforming an article magazine, the space between the inner and outer shells being adapted to for-m a coin storage compartment, and a delivery `shelf formed by an extension `oi" the lower end of the supporting plate.

A flat box theater chair-vending machine, comprising a `supporting' back plate, an inner shell detachably mounted on the back plate and therewith constituting an open top magazine, a removable outer shell having a top wall covering the top of said magazine and a front wall separated from the front oftheinner shell by a narrow coin space havingmeans -tor the reception of the coins, and a ange on the front of the inner .shell'closing said coin space at the bottom,

6. A flat boX theater chair vending machine, comprising a supporting back plate, an inner shell mounted on the 'back-plate and therewith constituting an open top magazine, a removableoutershell having a top wall covering the top of. said magazine vand a front wall separatedromthefront ofthe inner shell by a narrow coin space, a coin chute carried by the rontfwall of the inner shell having an exit for improper tokens, and a ledge on the front of the inner shell below said exit and above the discharge end-of the chute to keep such tokens separate from the coins below.

7. In a vending machine, the combination of back plate, an inner shell mounted on the back plate and therewith forming an article magazine,` an outer shell having its front wall separated from thefront of the inner shell by a coin space and one of its side walls separated fromthe corresponding side wall of the inner shell by a well, a coin chute in the coin space, a coin entrance through the said side wall of the outer shell, a shutter vertically movable in and guided by the walls of said well to close said entrance, a Jfollower adapted to rest on top of a pile of articles inthe inner shell, and a flexible connection between said follower and shutter.

8. In a vending machine, the combination of a magazine, a coin'entrance,'a..fol

. lower adapted to restv on the pile of. articles in the magazine, a vertically. movable shutter to close the said entrance when the'magazine is empty, a flexibleconnection intermediate the follower andthe shutter, said connection being adapted` to concurrently and proportionallyy raise the shutter on the descent of articles in the magazine whereby the shutteractsff as an indicator to show the number of articles remaining in the magazine: y l

9. ,In a vending machine, in combination, a supporting back plate, a1 detachable inner shell coperating with said# plate to formA an article magazine, a detachablefout'er shell having its front wall spacedfrom the 4front of the inner shell by anarrow coin space having means for the reception ofcoins and adapted to form a storage receptacle therefor and means vto prevent the" unauthorized detachment of the outer shell and to thereby prevent unauthorized accessV4 totheinner shell.

lO. In a vending machine, in combination, a supporting back plate, a detachable inner shell open at its bottom and coperating with the back plate to form an article magazine, a detachable outer shell open at its bottom and coperating with the inner shell to form a storage receptacle for coins therebetween, and an article delivery shelf projecting downwardly from the supporting back plate and extending forwardly under the open lower ends of the inner and outer shells.

11. In a vending machine, in combination, a supporting back plate, a detachable inner shell open at its bottom and coperating with theback plate to form an article magazine, a detachable outer shell open at its bottom yand with the inner shell defining a storage receptacle for coins, an article-delivery shelf .projecting downwardly from the back. platevand extending forwardlyY under the lower openy endslof the inner and outer shells and a hinged trap door to prevent access to the interior of the inner shell through the V'downwardly open end thereof.

12. In a vending machine, in combination, a: supporting back plate, an inner shell mountedv on the back plate and coperating therewith to form an article magazine, a removable outer shell having side, top and iront walls covering the said inner shell and 4said front'wall being separated from the front of the inner shell by a narrow coin space, a coin chute in said space and carried by one ofthe said walls, said chute having an exit for improper tokens and means for diverting the improper tokens therethrough, and a ,ledge adapted to keepthe said improper tokens from contacting with an operating means located adjacent the lower end of the coin'chute. `l3.f In a vending machine, in combination,an article magazine having side walls and a front-wall, an escapement member pivoted in the side walls and adjacent'the 'front wall and having a plurality of upper pallet portions spaced apart from each other and a plurality of lower pallet portions, theV said upper pallets normally abutting against the lowermost articles in the magazine and 100 thereby retaining the said articles therein, a projecting post onthe back of the escapement member projecting throughfay slot in the front-magazine wall, a coin chute carried by; said Vfront wall for conducting a 105 coin into/engagement with the said'post whereby Vthe impact of the coin therewith swings the upper pallets rearward and the lower @pallets forward into the path of the descending article, the said escapement 110 member 'being adapted to be rocked by the weight of the 'descending article to swing the upper pallets away from the magazine wall and larrest-'theneXt descending article.

i llQIn a vending machine, in combina- 115 tion, an article magazine, an article retaining cradle pivoted adjacent one wall of the magazine, a post projecting from the said cradle, a coin chute having a curved lower end and adapted to direct coins of a proper size down the chute with a rolling movement to impact the edge Aof the coin against the post and rock the cradle, said coin chute being so spaced from the post that coins of Small diameter will roll down the chute and be discharged therefrom without impacting with the said post.

15. In a vending machine, in combination, an article magazine, an article retaining cradle pivoted therein, a post projecting from'the said cradle, :a coin chute having a curved lowerl end, and adapted to Adirect coins of proper size :down the ehutewith a rolling movement to yimpactthe edge ofthe coin against the vpost Vand rock vthe cradle, said coin chute being Vso spaced from the post that coins of small diameter will roll down the chute and be discharged therefrom without impactinor against the post, and slug diverting means in the said chute for diverting slugs therefrom.

1'6. In a vending machine, the combination, of an article magazine, a cradle in said magazine having upperand lower pallets extending therefrom, the upper of which is adapted to support the lowermost article in the magazine, pivot mounting for the said cradle said pivot being located intermediate the pallets, 4a projection from said cradle extending without kthe magazine, a coin chute carried by the magazine to direct coins against said projection, means for diverting magnetizable slugs from the Said coin chute, means for preventing the descending slugs from impacting with the aforesaid projection, the said lower pallets on the cradle being adapted to be cammed rearward by the `weight of an article being delivered and to thereby swing the upper pallets forward rto arrest the next descending article, said upper pallets being adapted to be swung forward by the impact of a coin with the projection from the cradle whereby an article is delivered.

17. In a vending machine, in combination, an article magazine having side walls and a front wall, a cradle pivoted in the side walls of the article magazine and having upper and lower article engaging portions above and below the pivotal support, a post integral with the cradle and projecting therefrom through an aperture in the front wall of the article magazine, acoin chute adapted to direct a coin in such a manner as to move the post and thereby rock the cradle by the gravity of the descending coin, said cradle being adapted to Copies of this patent may be obtained for .thereafter rock in the opposite direction therebydelivering-one article and arresting the ynext descending article inthe article magazine.

ISpIn a vending machine, in combination, a back plate,an inner :shell coperating therewith andadapted to Aform ya relatively narrow article magazine, an outer shell inclosing said :inner shell and separated yfrom .the .front wall thereof by ka relatively narrow space, al Acradle pivoted in the side -walls ofthe inner Ashell adjacent the 'front wall-of the inner -shelland having article engaging portions extending toward the-back plate, said cradle being pivoted at a 'point intermediate said article engaging portions, a post extending from the cradle through an aperture inthe front wall of the inner shell into the `relatively `narrow space between the inner and outer shells, and means for so directing a ldescending coin as .to rock .the post and the cradleand to thereby receive an article from the'magazine on vto the cradle, said cradle being adapted to thereafter rock in the opposite direction and arrest the next descending article. i

19. In a vending machine, aback plate, an inner shell cooperating therewith and defining a relatively flat article magazine,

an article retaining and delivering cradle therein, comprising a piece of sheet metal struck up into crescent shape and having pivot portions journaled in vthe side walls of the linner' shell and at a point adjacent the front wall of the inner shell, and a pro-v jection therefrom extending through an aperture in the front wall of the inner shell, and coin actuated means for rocking the cradle to receive an article thereon from the article magazine.

In witness'whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of November, 1915. ROGER W. PERRIN. vWitnesses GRACE H. ENKEY, CLARENCE G. GALSTON.

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